Below is a reply from Rep. Anderson and my reply back to him. Don't give up, keep sending those e-mails and letters, let them know who the customer is!

Dear Rep. Anderson, Thanks for your reply, I appreciate your candor and your efforts on researching other sources for funding of the Reiter Ponds facility and helping save our puget sound summer run program. Please keep up your argument, many of us value this sportfishing opportunity and the WDFW and other legislators need to be made aware of
this. It seems like a sportfishing opportuniy this popular should be reviewed a little more prudently, It seems pretty hasty to fund new
inititives when there's one that already provides a very popular opportuniy for many of us sportfishers. Thanks for your support!

Sincerely,

Rich

--- "Anderson, Rep. Dave" <anderson_da@leg.wa.gov> wrote:
> Dear Rich,
>
> Thanks for forwarding me your e-mail message to Senator Loveland.
I have been arguing in the House Natural Resources Committee (of which I am
a co vice-chair) that it was silly to fund new initiatives for warm water
fish without first revisiting the taking away of funding of Reiter Ponds. I was gaveled down and glared at by the chair of the committee for even bringing it up!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich s [mailto:rks57@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 1999 5:39 PM
> To: Loveland, Sen. Valoria
> Cc: Jacobsen, Sen. Ken; Regala, Rep. Debbie; Buck,
> Rep. Jim; Chopp,
> Speaker Frank; Snyder, Sen. Sid; Anderson, Rep.
> Dave; Sump, Rep. Bob;
> SOMMENS_HE@LEG.WA.GOV; Huff, Rep. Tom
> Subject: Reiter Ponds Hatchery Funding for Summer
> Run Steelhead
>
>
> Dear Sen. Loveland,

[This message has been edited by Rich (edited 05-18-99).]